MA Youth & Community Work at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

The MA in Youth and Community Work is a professionally endorsed master's degree taught at the Cyncoed Campus that leads to both an academic MA and the Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Work. It is endorsed by Education Training Standards (ETS) Cymru Wales and includes two professionally supervised placements. It can be studied full time or part time.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Education & Social Policy | Duration: 1 year full time; 2-3 years part time | Intake: 2027 | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Taught modules include Adolescent Development and Learning, Multi Agency Practice and Leading and Managing Professional Practice, plus two fieldwork modules (Philosophy, Principles and Policy of Youth Work; Advanced Critical Reflective Practice in Youth Work) and a 60-credit dissertation. Optional modules include Young People and the Internet, Mentoring and Coaching, Additional Learning Needs and Inclusion, and Youth Culture and Subculture.

Career pathways

The embedded professional qualification, endorsed by ETS Cymru Wales, enhances employment opportunities in youth and community work, and the MA develops research and analysis skills in the field.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should have a minimum of 200 hours of direct and recent experience in the youth and community work sector or associated work with young people, families and communities, and should normally possess a degree or relevant professional qualification. Practitioners without an undergraduate degree but with considerable professional experience can apply through the Exceptional Entry route. Places are conditional on an enhanced DBS check before starting. Selection is by application form, CV and interview. International applicants whose first language is not English need academic IELTS 6.0 with no sub-score lower than 5.5, or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,000 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time home Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed; period not stated in the table. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,600 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time international Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed. Source

Intake: 2027

Duration: 1 year full time; 2-3 years part time

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